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"Why, Croyland," he exclaimed,
"how ure you?"
"How d'ye do?" returned Richard
iiilncloiiHly,, taking the outstretched
Lin ml and shaking It cordially. "Hy
Jove, old cliup, I'm Rind to nee you!"
Sir Itodney stared at this strange
young man before hlrn, gnHped and
"TMt itn't W Earl of Croyland, Mr.
Iicnwyck,"
took backward itep; then he jerked
till hand from the otlier'a grasp and
turned to Mr. Renwyck.
"Er bleu my aoul," be spluttered,
"Is this the-ehr
"The Earl of Croyland, of course,"
answered Mr. Ttenwyck, striving to
control his growing Impatience at all
these Interruptions.
"Of course," ssld Richard solemnly.
"Didn't you Just recognise me your
selfr "Fellow I Chap! This Isn't the Earl
f Croyland, Mr. Renwyck. lie's an
Impostor, sir. You are being grossly
deceived."
If a lyddite shell had been exploded
on the lawn of Restmore It could not
have created a more profound sensa
tion. There were severs! stsrtllng ex
clamations, short and sharp, then a
sudden silence, which dually the farm
er broke.
"Dog my csUrt" he roared exultantly.
"I knowed he was try In' to woozle us!"
"Come Into the house," said Mr.
Renwyck sternly, "sll of you. We'll
sift this matter to the bottom."
The assemblage which gnthered in
the large wide ball was Indeed a mix
ed collection. Ilesldea the haughty
Miss Hcheraierly aud the dismal Mr.
Van der Awe, there were one wonder
lug English geutleman, two detectives,
a constable, several more or less ter
rified servants, a farmer, an automo
bile agent, a lawyer, a financier and
a scapegoat This Is not counting Mrs.
Renwyck, who found herself In a
frightened state of agitation which
Miss Bcheruierly could not soothe, nor
Miss Clrittendon, who wss worse off;
nor Miss Renwyck, nor Miss Sempton,
who wss displaying nor "ripping" fig
ure from a point of vantuge on the
stairs between the other two.
"Now," sii Id Mr. Renwyck, facing tho
scsegoat in the center of the hall
"now, sir, prsy tie good enough to
give sn account of yourself."
"What would you like to know first?"
asked Richard In an exssperatlugly
level voice.
"Are you sn Englishman?"
"An Englishman! Well, rather not."
sueered the ambassador.
"No, thank (Jod!" csme the fervid
answer. "An American and proud of
it!"
Sir Rodney's face flamed redder than
before. So did Miss Harriet's, but hers
from a very different cause.
"Oh, 1 say" Interposed the ambas
sador. "lllm English!" laughed the farmer.
V.osh!"
"I knew there wss something wrong,"
begst) Miss Schermerly In malicious
triumph. "I always thought his man
ners had not the repose that"
"Silence!" commanded Mr. Renwyck,
glaring about him asvsgely. Then he
turned once more to Richard. "You
have Imposed on my hospitality, sir.
Who are your'
"Now. whom do you think I am?"
asked the Texan, with a most encag
ing smile.
There was silence for a moment;
rWn Miss Mempton spoke:
"Pardon me, Mr. Renwyck. but I
think 1 can supply that Information.
He Is -or aays he la-Peter Wilson,
chauffeur for tho Ijtou Motor cotu
pmiy. He learned to drive a car on a
brouobo."
"On a broncho!" exclaimed Miss Har
riet, to whom an Illumination was
tawnlug.
Tie Isn't," spoke up Mr. Tarter
promnuv nnr your pawon, ma am,
v.,
CYKS TOTKSDfB
WAIT,
Anther "tor vx Tn
docn f th T)M
FloaUarMra," Bt.,
EDTUD PEPU,
.f "A
M j - "TV. rrWt
last weik.
for contradicting u Indy. I belong to
the I.nyton Motor company, and I nev
er laid eyes on this man before In my
life."
" 'Taln't so!" shouted the farmer. "lis
Is Peter Wilson; 1 recall It now. I
heard him say so himself. The lady
beur'd him, too. an' she'll back me up."
"Officer." said Mr. Renwyck, with
quiet ferocity, "oblige me by putting
that man out of my house."
Sergeant Flint compiled willingly,
and for the bain nee of the conclave the
rustic looked on and listened from afar.
When quiet was restored Mr. Ren
wyck returned to the matter in band.
"You admit, then, to having sailed
under fHlse colors?"
"I do," said Rlchsrd equally.
"Is your name Peter Wilson?"
"No."
Mr. Renwyck's face went red, then
deathly pale. lie bad heard enough.
In the excitement of the exposure be
had lost sight for the moment of the
robbery. He pointed a shaking finger
at the Texan and exclaimed In a tone
which was loud enough for all to hear:
"Where are my diamonds?"
"I give It up." said Richard cheer
fully. "That's what they want you to do."
Interrupted Mr. Van der Awe, with a
sudden burst of Intelligence, which sur
prised everybody.
"You've got them, my man," said Mr.
Renwyck. "Ofllcers, arrest him!"
"Father!"
Shrill and anguished came the cry,
and the desperate Texan's warm blood
tingled at the sound. To him It meant
one friend at least, no matter what
bis name might be. As Harriet step
ped forward Uncle Michael caught ber
band, whispered a word In ber ear and
pulled her gently back.
"Be careful, Jacob," he admonished.
"You are laying yourself open to a ault
for libel. If you bad listened to me at
first, you"
"Hold your tongue," retorted Mr.
Renwyck sharply. Tnla la my af
fslr." "Oh. all right." agreed Mr. Conigan,
shrugging as bo turned away. "I wash
my hands of the matter entirely."
This he proceeded to do, but with the
proverbial "Invisible soap," seeming to
derive much Joy therefrom.
CHAPTER XXIII.
m
ICnARD wss not angry at Mr.
Renwyck's accusation, false
though It was. He bsd expect
ed It all along and bad steeled
himself to bear It without the turning
of an eyehuh. This would seem to be
bis opportunity for confessing bis de
ception, yet now be was checked by
the part the two yeung ladles bad
played on the previous night. To make
a clean breast of It would be to Involve
them also, and even though It would
clear him personally be could not en
tertain the thought for a single Instant
Yet when Sergeant Flint, the detec
tive, put forth his hand the blood of
the Texan seethed Into action. There
wua no evidence of anger, no move
ment to resist the law. but in his cold
gray eye there came a warning glint,
which was further backed by a calm,
dispassionate tone.
"Don't do that, sonny," he said in
words that carried conviction. "There'll
be no trouble. Rut hands off!" Once
more he turned quietly to bis host.
"Now, Mr. Renwyck. kindly explain
your charge."
"It Is scarcely necessary." answered
that gentlemen In undisguised con
tempt, "but If you wish to be further
unmasked before this company I have
no objection, 1 assure you. You en
tered my house under false pretenses
aud with an assumed name. Hy your
own confession you have abused our
trust and hospitality. 1 find you In
my library at 3 o'clock lu the morn
ing, fully drewed. while the window
Is wide open aud the burglar alurru
switched off. Cun you account for this
extraordinary proceeding on tho part
of s guest lu a gentleman's house?"
"I can," he answered calmly. Har
riet made su Involuntary movement at
this, but Rlchsrd. whose ya never
lost sight of her. In spite of all that oc
curred, checked her with a motion of
his hand. "As 1 told you. I had come
downstairs for a book. The night was
warm, and through the window came
a very grateful breete. If I wished to
open a window, why should I alarm
the eutlre household wltb a furious
clatter from a big brass gong?"
There were murmurs of approval
from several persons among the com
pany, especially the ladles, but this
only made Mr. Renwyck morejlnu In
his Just convictions.
"Nonsense." he cried, "utter bosh!
Do you mesn to tell me that you will
swear lu court -as you certainly will
have to-that you opened that library
window merely to let in fresh air?"
"There was no other reason," the
Texan answered Imperturhably.
Mr Renwyck tried another tack.
"Was there auy other inaD with you
In the library Inst night r"
"There va "
Imogene gasped, aud Harriet put an
aiuuuv, uci rouiuiug.J.
"Ha!"rrled the financier triumphant
ly. "Perhaps you will turn state's evi
dence. Well, who was this other J
man?" i
"You," smiled Richard. "I remem-
ber you perfectly on account of your j
costume, which was er quaint in tbp j
extreme." !
Uncle Michael broke lito a Jovial j
roar, while a snigger of amusement i
rippled among the other listeners. The
culprit had scored a point, but it oniy
served to put Mr. Renwyck In a warm
er rage.
"Officers." he cried, "do your duty!
I accuse this man-he's a thief!"
Miss Harriet stepped forward, a
crlinsoD spot glowing on either cheek,
but Imogene held tightly to her arm
and dragged her back. Mr. Van der
Awe was In a state which bordered on
despair. He llso had been watching'
Imogene and Harriet, aud he saw that
they were fnr more Interestod in the
proceedings of the case than their si
lence warranted. Three times Miss
Harriet had started forward, but ber
whimpering friend had always detain
ed ber, ouce going so far as to stop an
exclamation with a pretty hand across
a prettier mouth. What was it Miss
Renwyck seemed so euger to tell which
Miss Chltteudon seeuied equally de
termined to withhold?
At Mr. Renwyck's order to the de
tectives great excitement filled the
room. Sergeant Flint and bis subor
dinate closed upon the Texan, and for
a moment It seemed that trouble was
Inevitable.
"Stop!" said Richard. The tone was
incisive, aud somehow the woudering
company gave obedience. "Mr. Ren
wyck," be went on quietly, "you have
called me a thief before many wit
nesses. You will be required to an
swer for this to me! As to the manner
of that answer you know enough of
men from Texas to"
This time Harriet broke away from
Miss Imogene, whitening to the lips
and stretching out her band to the
group beneath her.
"Texas?" she cried. "Then you
are"-
"I am," smiled Richard, "and don't
you say a single word. We'll get out
of this 'mill' too."
Miss Renwyck sank back against the
balustrade, trembling from head to
foot, while ber color came and weut,
as she stared In alienee at the cowboy
of ber dreams. In ber heart she had
known It from the first, yet now she
recognized the fsct that she loved the
pseudo Englishman even if be had not
turned out to be ber hero of the plains.
How splendid be looked as be faced
the company, striving to shield two
helpless girls by taking the blame of
the robbery upon himself! For ber
sake he was being branded as a thief,
but this thing should not be!
"Imogene," she whispered, "I must
tell. I must I must!"
But Imogene clung to ber appeal-
fcfiy.
"Oh, don't!" she pleaded. "Corne
lius will be so angry at me. Look at
blra glowering nowl Just wait a lit
tle while. I shall die of shame. Please,
please!"
Harriet bit her Up. It was too late
now, anyway, for ber lover was speak
ing again, and she did not wish to miss
a word.
"Gentlemen," he was saying, "Mr.
Renwyck has accused me of a crime.
Perhaps he le Justified In connecting
me with the loss of bla valuable prop
erty; but. on the other hand, I appeal
to you as level headed, thinking men.
His evidence Is purely circumstantial."
"Can you prove your innocence?"
sneered the financier,
"I'ufortuniitely, uo. nor am I com
pelled to do so by the laws of the
hind." returned the Texnn quietly.
"Rut I can weld as strong a chain
around any member of this household
whom you choose to select."
"Done!" retorted Mr. Renwyck an
grily. "Mnke the choice yourself. tio
on."
"Very well." laughed Urban, "1
will. Mr. Renwyck. 1 select you!"
"Me!" stormed the millionaire, start
ing back In genuine astonishment
"Preposterous!"
There was a chuckle of delight from
a distant corner, and Mr. Renwyck
hud no trouble at all in fixing It upou
llrother Michael. Richard stood with
bis feet slightly apart, his bunds in his
pockets, while he began to rock for-1
ward and backward on his heels and;
toes. The humor of the situation wss 1
coming back again. I
"Gentlemen." he said, "aud tudles. j
too. If you will allow me this Is mere-1
ly for the sake of argument our hon-i
orable host, for whom. believe inc. 1 1
have the utmost rvMect and admira
tion, has unfortunately placed himself
lu a very ugly light. To betrln with.
he Is Involved In a certain rhssnelul
scheme, the devils of which I am not1
at liberty to 'iscliwe. Suffice It to
say It requires a vast amount of cap-1
ital. That Mr. Renwyck Is pinched
for money Is proved by the fact that j
night lefore last he urgvti me to place 1
IliV.rtH) In his enterprise."
"What!" gasped Mr. Renwyck. "Why.
sir v. hy'
"Walt:" said Richard shamlv. "1
have the floor." Again he turned to
the company. "I declined to Invest'
this amount of money for reasons of!
my owu. though my host was much
annoyed thereat." j
The speculator, who could not lm-!
aglne h;it Richard was driving at I
stood speechless with auiaetnent, j
while his braieu guest went on: i
"Falling lu this attempt, gentlemen, i
the prisoner at the bar uext looks'
about Mm for other means to relieve
his need. Ills daughter Is possessed of
diamonds valued at much more than
the amount required by him. He has
these gems lu charge and claims to
have put them in his safe. Did any
one see him do it? No. Can be prove
that be placed tbem there at all? I
think not, gentlemen. By his own ad
mission he Is the only person who
knows the combination of that safe.
He was warned by an eminent lawyer
to place detectives In his house and
declined to do so for obvious reasons.
He did not wish to be spied upon!"
"Bully!" chuckled Uncle Michael to
himself behind the shield of a hand
kerchief Btuffed into his mouth. "Oh.
bully! I didn't think he bad it In him!
Go for him. Dicky, boy! Go for him!"
Mr. Renwyck was far too thunder
struck even to defend himself. He
glared at his accuser savagely, while
bis lunk cheeks grew paler still with
impotent rage. j
"Stop!" he shouted. "This Is non- j
sense, infernal nonsense! What! I
steal my own daughter's diamonds?
Ridiculous!" !
"Can you prove It?" asked the
Texan suavely. "If so. the court will
acquit you gladly. It's up to you, Mr.
Renwyck. Fire away!"
"Well, by Jove!" exclaimed Sir Rod
ney, actually letting his monocle fall
In bis excitement.
"How dure you. you villain?" cried
Mrs. Renwyck.
"Come, come; we'd better git this
foolln' over au' take along our man."
said the detective sergeant.
"And he was going to teach me about
English aristocracy!" sniffed Miss
Schermerly scornfully, suppressmg
with difficulty a hysterical desire to
scream.
"Where Is the real Lord Croyland.
I want to know?" asked Mr. Parker,
taking advantage of the general dis
turbance to find voice again.
The old speculator was so handi
capped by anger at the impudent us
surauce of the real culprit that co
herent utterance was out of the ques
tion. He gagged and spluttered in n
most Incriminating manner, which
gave a certain color to Richard's other
wise unthinkable charge. Reyoud
doubt a stormy scene would have fol
lowed had not Mr. Corrlgun at last
come forward to take a baud.
"Steady, Jake!" be cautioned, while
Mrs. Renwyck. appalled at the term
after the strain of bearing her husband
accused of stealing, burst suddenly Into
tears, requiring the combined ministra
tions of Miss Schermerly and the three
girls. "Juke" declined positively to
be steady, so the little lawyer de
termined to bring matters to a close.
"Look here!" he shouted. "It sqems
all of you have bad your share of talk
ing. I want to do some of It myself."
ne turned to the company. "As for
my brother-in-law, 1 feel that 1 must
take his side and declare his innocence
of theft. As for this young gentle
man, be is equally Innocent though 1
must admit that he baa taking ways."
"Who etilU my ton a thief t"
Uncle Michael paused to smile In ap
preciation of his own humor aud con
tinued. "As for me. 1 haven't the least
doubt that auy of you hot headed peo
ple would slap me In Jail at once for
the simple reason that I have those
diamonds In my pocket."
"You!" cried a dozen people in a
breath. "Tou."
"Yes." be lautshed. "Here, hey are!"
He pulled several Jewel crises from
his pocket, opened them and held them
for all to see.
"So you're the robber, are your said
Richard coolly, glad of a chance to
pay buck some of Uncle Michael's
gllies. "Well. I'd never have W.ioved
it If you hadn't confessed it"
"You score one, Dick, but wait," re
turned Uncle Michael.
"If this Is a Joke, Michael," began
Mr. Renwyck, frowning heavily, "1
must say"
"It's no Joke, as you'll find, Jacob,
and If you had followed my advice In
the beginning you wouldn't have laid
yourself wide open to this awkward
libel case."
For a moment there was silence. It
was difficult to say who was the most
dumfonnded Mr. Renwyck. who saw
at once what a blunder he bad made;
Miss Harriet, who knew that tin- ,lia
nion.ls had !een taken by Mr l it-,
george's pal and who w.uidcie l I, w
her Uncle Michael h-i-l . it-i,i
Iinogl-tie. Who W;! , ,., .i . .,
voret wo:;M now !,.,'. , . ,
::e. or Kiclurd. ,.
'oo I:-:: w, . ,,. ;
lo .1 the ll'titu. tmer an. i..ui-in
relgued. and everybody lieguu to talk
at once, but Mr Corrigan raised his
bund for silence and continued his
most effective address.
"You ure no doubt wondering," be
laughed, "how I happened to come by
this valuable property, ad I, In spite
of our brazen young friend's sugges
tion, hasten to assure you that I got
It honestly. My worthy brotber-ln-lnw,
who never would listen to any one
except himself, declined to beed me
when I told blm of a danger which
threatened his daughter's Jewels. To
prove that I was right as I usually
am. by the way I employed severul
exierienced private detectives and lay
in wait for the fun. The first night I
was terribly disappointed. The second
time, tliou'h. I bagged my game. I
got the diamonds, gentlemen, and 1
also bave the thief securely locked up
In my coach house under guard of the
limb of the law who caught him." Mr.
Corrigan turned to bis brother-in-law
wltb an Irritating grin. "Perhnps you
may be Interested to know, Jacob, that
tbe man has a cast In bis eye!"
The effect of this last statement was
striking. Miss Imogene suit up such
a wall of anguish that she bad to be
assisted upstulrs, where hysterica of
a most pronounced character set In. i
Miss Harriet unceremoniously left her j
young friend lu charge of tbe maids
aud hastened down agalu, though on
the upper landing she wus stopped by
Mr. Van der Awe, who had followed
his loved one as fur as he could with
reasonable propriety.
"Oh, heaven!" he moaned In his most
sepulchral voice. "What what is the
meaning of It all?"
"No time now," breathed Harriet,
brushing past him. "Don't be silly!"
That Brother Michael bad got the
better of him was gall and wormwood
to Mr. Renwyck's pride. He wus furi
ous with himself and every oue else
connected with the terrible affair, and
in his rage he rushed headlong Into
another blunder.
"Hold on!" he cried. "You've gained
your polut. Michael, but only in part.
You caught the man on the outside,
but I have the accomplice on the in
side. The accomplice is Just as culpa
ble as the actual thief." He frowned
at Richard and continued: "This mun
Is an impostor. He switched off tbe
alarm lu my library window, let In bis
partner ! crime and was about to
cover up his tracks when I chanced to
awaken, heard a noise and came down,
stutrs. I caught him in the very act
I tell you. aud tbe law shall take its
coun-e. Here, officer, I command you
to urrest that man! He's a thief!"
Richard wheeled upon bis accuser,
his own augur now bubbling to tbe
bolting Kiiut, when a deep voice
boomed upon tbem like the roar of a
heavy gun:
"Who calls my son a thief?"
With one accord the company turned
toward the speaker, and several of
them started at the sight of the giant
form of old Bill Williams towering in
tbe doorway.
(To Be Continued)
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Roseburg, O'e . May 18, 1908
A sufficient contest affidavit bavin
been filed in this office bv 8
HENRY KLOPPEB,
contestant, against Homestead entry
No. 10.876, made July 18, 1901, for the
SEJ4 Section 10, Township 89 8
Range 8 West by Robert Ball, Con
testse, in which it is alleged that
Robert Ball has abandoned same foor
vears ago, more or leas, and has not
been on said homestead since, also
th't no other person bas lived on
same since, nor made any improve-
. - - ,1... !J 11 1 1 1
men m ; mai sum nuegtiu aosence Was
not due to bis employment In tl
Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the
United btates.
Said parties are hereby noitfied to
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Roseburg, Ore., May 18, 1908.
A sufficient oontest affidavit having
been filed in this office by
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ing been filed in this office by
C. W. PARKS,
contestant, against Homestead entry
No 10878, made July 18, 1901, for the
SKH Section 84, Towaehip 83 8,
Range 8 west, by Walter L. Crowe
Contestee, in which it is alleged that
said Walter L. Crowe as not estab
lished bis residence upon the said
land, or cultivated or improved the
same, as required by law : that the
only improvements noon said land
consist of an abandoned cabin, with
out doors or windows; and further
that said Walter fL. Crowe has aban
doned said land, having been absent
therefrom without obtaining leave of
absence for more tban six months las
past; said alleged absence was not
doe to his emnfovment in tha Artnv'
Navy or Marine dorps of the United
States said parties; are hereby notified
to appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m. on Jnly 7, 1908, before the
Register and Receiver at the United
States Land Office in Roaebarg, Ore
gon. The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed May 13, 1908,
set forth facts which show that after
doe diligence personal service of this
notios can not be msde, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publica
tion. BENJAMIN L. EDDY,
Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Land office at Roseburg Ore.,
, April 17th, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
ALBERT BIGELOW.
of Williams, Ore., has filed notice of
bis intention to make final five years
proof in support of his claim, vis :
Homestead Entry No. 10,977. made
Aogust 2th, 1901, for Lot 8, Section
23, and NEW NE, Sectioo 3.
Township 88 S, Kange 5 West, W
M., and that said proof will be
made before Jospeh Moss, U. S. Com
missioner, at hisoffioe.in Grants Pans.
Oregon, on Wedesday, Jnly 8tb, 1908.
He names the following witnenses
to prove bis continuous residence up
on, and cultivation of, the land, vis:
ToPPioR. of Williams, Ore.,
Ryel M. Cougle, of Williams. Ore.,
William J. Rossell, of Grants Pass,
Ore., Dorance G. Dodson, of Grants
Pass, Ore.
BENJAMIN L. EDDY,"
Register.